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Prescientific, Psychological Science, Psychology Matures

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Evolutionary Theory. Humans evolved from less complex organisms. Behavior reflects influence of physical and psychological traits that helped ancestors survive/reproduce

(a)  

2.

Father of Experimental Psychology. Established first Experimental Psychology laboratory. Psychology = true science

(a)  

3.

Psychologist/Philosopher. First psychology textbook - Principles of Psychology. Influenced by Charles Darwin

(a)  

4.

Focused on the unconscious causes of behavior and personality formation; founded psychoanalysis

(a)  

5.

Student of William James. Did the work to earn a Harvard Ph.D. Denied degree because she was a woman

First female president of American Psychological Association

(a)  

6.

The first woman Ph.D. in psychology. Work in animal behavior and motor theory development. The second woman President of the APA

(a)  

7.

Father of Behaviorism. ONLY study objective and observable data - behavior + reactions. The Little Albert Experiment

(a)  

8.

Humanism. To become a “fully-functioning” person. The growth potential of people

(a)  

9.

Behaviorist. Operant Conditioning - Reinforcers or consequences change behavior. Behavior is determined by the consequence that follows it

(a)  

10.

Reveal the structure of the human thinking (Periodic Table)

a)

Structuralism

b)

Functionalism

c)

Psychoanalysis

d)

Natural Selection

11.

Capability of the mind NOT process of thought. Practical applications of research

a)

Structuralism

b)

Functionalism

c)

Psychoanalysis

d)

Natural Selection

12.

Unconscious mind key to understanding conscious thoughts/behavior

a)

Structuralism

b)

Functionalism

c)

Psychoanalysis

d)

Natural Selection

13.

Plants/animals incorporate natural mutations to successfully reproduce and thrive.

a)

Structuralism

b)

Functionalism

c)

Psychoanalysis

d)

Natural Selection

14.

Humanism. Hierarchy of Needs

(a)  

15.

Mind separate from body and continues after death, knowledge is innate (preexisting)

(a)  

16.

Knowledge is NOT preexisting and grows from experience stored in memory

(a)  

17.

Mind is Tabla Rasa “Blank Slate” on which experience writes

(a)  

18.

Created techniques to manipulate the consequences of an organism's behavior in order to observe the effects of subsequent behavior

(a)  

19.

Founder of Structuralism

(a)  

20.

Looking inward to directly observe personal psychological processes

(a)